SAN DIEGO — Manny Machado hit a three-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-7 on Saturday night at Petco Park, per MLB.com’s final Gameday.
Xander Bogaerts also homered. Yuki Matsui earned the win in relief. Arizona got a home run from James McCann and scored three times in the ninth, but San Diego held on after Machado’s fourth-inning homer put the Padres ahead for good. The Padres finished with 13 hits; the Diamondbacks had 10.
San Diego is 90-71 and first in the National League wild-card standings. Chicago is second at 88-73. Arizona fell to 86-75, one game behind Philadelphia (87-74) for the final wild-card berth with one day left in the regular season.
The Padres will host the Cubs in a best-of-three Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Source: MLB.com
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